In these short episodes Colin offers tips and advice to students on how to improve their Pastel Pencil Art and tackle difficult subjects.
We give some advice and tips to one of our student's Hamide who sent in her picture of Marilyn Monroe. Despite the limited colours she has done a great job and asked for some tips on the lips and the…
Cynthia sent in her first few pastel pencil pictures for some tips and advice. Colin offers advice on all the pictures pointing out areas that could help going forward with the next picture.
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Charles sent in his landscape picture that he has completed. Colin offers some tips on contrast as well as perspective. We hope these tips help going forward with other pictures in future.
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Hamide sent us the Victorian Portrait of the Girls and requested some tips and advice. Colin offers some advice on contrast and shadow as well as other observations to help Hamide with future picture…
We offer Vikram some advice on his Rainbow over Castle picture. We talk about using different pressures, practicing on spare paper and make some minor observations that make a big difference.
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In this episode Colin and Steve offer some tips and advice for Robyn on her Squirrel picture. This is only Robyn's 4th Pastel Pencil picture and she's done extremely well. Colin gives some tips for i…
Lesley has written in asking for some advice on her Barn Owl picture. She chose not to put in the background and focus on the details. The areas found most challenging on the picture were the head an…
Nadine sent us a photo that she would like to draw and asked for some advice on which colours to choose. To read Colin's advice click here: https://www.colinbradleyart.com/home/choosing-colours-for-d…
Yvonne sent us her picture of Yalding that completed following our tutorial on the website. Yvonne asked for feedback on her work. To read the transcription click here: https://www.colinbradleyart.co…
Robyn sent in her picture of the Peaches project asking for some advice. Robyn writes:
"So...a few things...
1. I am still new at pastels and so I'm not always sure if I'm pressing too hard;
2. Blend…
Colin offers some advice for one of our members looking to add a background to his Cardinals picture. To receive feedback on your artwork and access Colin's online lessons click here: https://www.col…
Paul sent in 2 pictures he's done recently asking for feedback. As a member Paul can send in his completed work for tips and advice. Paul found the white fur on his pictures challenging and this give…
Kimberley sent in a picture of a Black Panther that she wants to draw using Pastel Pencils. Colin gives advice on the kind of colours that would be needed and for black fur in general. Kimberley is a…
Shirley sent in her tiger picture that she has completed and requested some advice and tips on how to improve it. Shirley is a member of the website and as such can send in her work for feedback. To…
Laura sent in her lovely picture of the Puffin project from our website and requested some advice on the background. Laura has a membership and part of the service is that she can receive tips and ad…
One of our members, Bea, sent in her picture of her daughter's cat which she would like to do. As a member she can write in for advice on colours and how to approach the picture. Read the transcripti…
One of our members Maria sent in her picture of the Boxer Dog project. This is a picture that you can learn to draw with membership to our website. As a member she can send in her artwork and receive…
Bea is a recent member that completed this picture of a White Cat. As a member Bea can request advice on her picture. She would like help with the whiskers and also wants sell this picture and post i…
Marie-anne sent in her stunning picture of the Two Parrots which she drew from our website. Marie-anne is a member and can access the courses we have on offer as well as send in her work for advice a…
One of our members Amber sent us her two pictures of our White Horse and Scotney Castle Projects. When a student joins our membership they get access to our library of lessons and also feedback on th…